"G u r u m u k h p a d m a v a k y a" What is saralata? ……………….Nectarean Mellows
Simplicity is one of the most beautiful spiritual virtues. In fact Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur quotes several times in this regard, he says that you can’t really begin the path of Bhakti truly without saralata - without simplicity. What is simplicity? Prabhupada explains it in many different ways and they should be very attentively understood. One place Prabhupada explains, simplicity means wi |
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Krishna consciousness is that state of mind in which one is completely free from all disturbance. But a neophyte devotee who is still trying to develop his Krishna consciousness is not purely absorbed in Krishna consciousness yet and therefore sometimes experiences disturbances of mind as he struggles to advance himself along the path of bhakti.
What should he do when such disturbances arise? He should certainly not abandon the pathway of Krishna consciousness thinking that because he could not
etavad eva jijnasyam
tattva-jijnasunatmanah
anvaya-vyatirekabhyam
yat syat sarvatra sarvada
etavat -- up to this; eva -- certainly; jijnasyam -- is to be inquired; tattva -- the Absolute Truth; jijnasuna -- by the student; atmanah -- of the Self; anvaya -- directly; vyatirekabhyam -- indirectly; yat -- whatever; syat -- it may be; sarvatra -- in all space and time; sarvada -- in all circumstances.
Friendship between Vaishnavas: Conquer the Heart
The family of vaishnavas is somehow or other our support. Prabhupada made this movement a very personal one. In the beginning, we overlook how important relationships are because we are not used to it. In the material world, when a relationship doesn’t work, you just cut it off and try another one.... then another one and another one.
Now I’m not talking just about friendships... so many friends came and went in our lives in the material world but
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
With great joy in our hearts we would like to announce the First Worldwide Kirtana Mela, to be held in a beautiful festival camp near Leipzig, Germany,
from August 29 through September 4 this year.
We will have
* Five days of twelve-hour kirtanas with a number of respected gurus and ISKCON's best kirtaniyas.
* A huge Ratha-yatra with hundreds of devotees singing and dancing through the historic town o
On the fifth day of the dark lunar fortnight of the month of Govinda [corresponding to February 6th, 1874 A.D. by the western calendar], at 3:30 in the afternoon, Bimala Prasad Datta, later to be known as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, made his appearance in Purusottama Ksetra [Jagannatha Puri] in the state of Orissa, not far from the temple of Lord Jagannatha. He was the fourth son of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Sriyukta Bhagavati Devi, and at the time of his birth all thirty-two b
The building at 5364 West Pico Boulevard was a small storefront in a middle-class black neighborhood of Los Angeles. With his key, Aniruddha opened the rear door, and Srila Prabhupada entered, followed by a few disciples.
The room was stark. A Brijabasi print of Lord Krsna sat atop the altar, which was no more than two orange crates covered with an old madras. A tamboura and a mrdanga on end stood in one corner, and a curtain hung over the front window. Prabhupada's seat, a simple raised platfor
Another tree said, "Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not have everything."
The rose turned its head and remarked, "It seems that I am the most beautiful plant in this forest." A sunflower raised its yellow head and asked, "Why do you say that? In this forest there are many beautiful plants. Yo
The lesson, Prabhupada said, is that a Vaisnava can tolerate any inconvenience and cannot be unhappy in any circumstance. To demonstrate this he told two stories, pro
etavad eva jijnasyam
tattva-jijnasunatmanah
anvaya-vyatirekabhyam
yat syat sarvatra sarvada
etavat -- up to this; eva -- certainly; jijnasyam -- is to be inquired; tattva -- the Absolute Truth; jijnasuna -- by the student; atmanah -- of the Self; anvaya -- directly; vyatirekabhyam -- indirectly; yat -- whatever; syat -- it may be; sarvatra -- in all space and time; sarvada -- in all circumstances.
The Question & Answer Session between Yaksa and Yudhistra on the Lake of Death.
Q - “What makes the soul rise out of his entanglement in matter? Who keeps him company, who is his guide on that spiritual journey, and on what is he established?”
A -“It is knowledge of the Supreme Lord which makes the soul rise. Godly qualities are his companions, dharma is his guide, and he is established on truth.”
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Q -”What makes one learned? How does one attain t
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
In Bhagavad Gita verse 5.22, Lord Krishna says
ye hi samsparsha jaa bhogaa / duhkha yonaya eva te
aady antavantah kaunteya / na teshu ramate budhah
An intelligent person does not take part in the sources of misery, which are due to contact with the material senses. O son of Kunti, such pleasures have a beginning and an end, and so the wise man does not delight in them.
The wo
Date: February 26, 2008 (Vyasa-puja of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)
Speakers: HH Bhakti Charu Swami & HH Jayapataka Swami
[invocatory prayers]
Bhakti Charu Swami: To understand Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur and his activities we have to understand the purpose of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s appearance and the progress of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s sankirtan movement. A remarkable thing is that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in order to inundate this world with Krsna consciousness and t
The original spiritual planet, which resembles the whorl of a lotus flower, is called Goloka Vrndavana and is the abode of Lord Krishna. This original planet is located in the spiritual sky, beyond the limits of the material creation. Also in the spiritual sky are unlimited spiritual planets called Vaikunthas. These Vaikuntha planets are each dominated by a specific expansion of Lord Krishna and the inhabitants there are ever-liberated living beings.<br/>The material creation is a product of the
Few words with my dear lord …at 9:00m pm on 16th feb
Hare Krishna hare krishna …krishna Krishna hare hare ,
Hare ram hare ram , ram ram hare hare!!!!!!!!!!
Wo ek din tha jab tumko dekha lalla………….
Hazaro jyoth me chamakte hue ….radharani k sang …..chehre par wo tez ….
jise dekh kisi ka bhi mann apne sthal se bhatak jaye …
Mere Mann me ek hi khayal aya uss waqt……………………
Kya me bhi Pyaar sakti hu apne bache jaisa apko………………….
Mere man me apka ma banne ka moh hua……………..
ek waqt tha ..jab ye sochti
pravala-vaidurya-mrnala-varcasah
parisphurat-kundala-mauli-malinah
pravala -- coral; vaidurya -- a special diamond; mrnala -- celestial lotus; varcasah -- rays; parisphurat -- blooming; kundala -- earring; mauli -- heads; malinah -- with garlands.
There are some inhabitants who have attai
syamavadatah sata-patra-locanah
pisanga-vastrah surucah supesasah
sarve catur-bahava unmisan-mani-
praveka-niskabharanah suvarcasah
syama -- sky-bluish; avadatah -- glowing; sata-patra -- lotus flower; locanah -- eyes; pisanga -- yellowish; vastrah -- clothing; su-rucah -- greatly attractive; su-pesasah -- growing youthful; sarve -- all of them; catuh -- four; bahavah -- hands; unmisan -- rising luster; mani -- pearls; praveka -- superior quality; niska-a
pravartate yatra rajas tamas tayoh
sattvam ca misram na ca kala-vikramah
na yatra maya kim utapare harer
anuvrata yatra surasurarcitah
pravartate -- prevail; yatra -- wherein; rajah tamah -- the modes of passion and ignorance; tayoh -- of both of them; sattvam -- the mode of goodness; ca -- and; misram -- mixture; na -- never; ca -- and; kala -- time; vikramah -- influence; na -- neither; yatra -- therein; maya -- illusory, external energy; kim -- what; u
